Support for ornamental cornice and venetian blind



Aprifi 24, 1951 c. w. JABLON 2,549,905

SUPPORT FOR ORNAMENTAL CORNICE AND VENETIAN BLIND Filed May 11, 1948 INVENTOR, CHARLES w. JABLO/V Patented Apr. 24, 1951 SUPPORT FOR ORNAMENTAL CORNICE I AND VENETIAN BLIND Charles W. .lablon, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Reverse Products 00., Brooklyn, N. Y., a copartnership Application May 11, 1948, Serial No. 26,328

7 Claims.

This invention relates to support for ornamental cornice and Venetian blinds and particularly to improvements in the end brackets that support the blind and the fascia employed in connection with the brackets, to form a decorative cornice that encloses and conceals the operating mechanism.

As ordinarily constructed, the supporting brackets are not interchangeable for use at either end of the blind but are given right and left hand form for use in pairs. They are each provided in addition, with a pivotally attached front portion, movable to open the brackets for entry of the fascia, after the brackets are secured. at the opposite sides of the window casing with the blind in position on the bracket supports.

The fascia commonly used with such brackets, is a thin strip of wood or equivalent material, which is rigid and unyielding and lacking flexibility, necessitates the use of a hinged front section on the brackets to enable them to be opened up to admit the fascia after the brackets and blind are secured in position.

With a view to improving the above described bracket and fascia construction, reducing the cost of manufacture and effecting a considerable saving in the time and labor required in installing the blinds, the present invention contemplates the production of a bracket that has no movable parts, is rigid throughout and, in addition to being formed of a single stamped up piece of sheet metal or other material, is reversible for use at either the right or the left hand end of the blind.

A fascia suitable for use with the improved brackets, is formed of thin flexible strip material, such as sheet steel for example, but other metals or materials may be used if preferred. The strip is rolled, stamped or otherwise machined to provide a ribbed formation extending lengthwise on opposite sides thereof, which makes the strip reversible in use. The machine action in forming the ribs, serves to stiffen the flexibility of the strip and imparts sufficient resilience to the material to cause the strip to become self-maintaining normally in a straight line and after being coiled, bowed or otherwise bent up, to instantly resume the straight line form on being released.

Other features not specially mentioned above will be brought to attention in the detail description that follows.

The accompanying drawing will serve to illustrate a construction suitable for carrying the invention into effect but it is to be understood that no limitations are intended by this showing other than are imposed by the appended claims.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of the uppe portion of a Venetian blind, showing the invention applied.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the improved bracket positioned for use at the left hand end of a blind.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the same bracket reversed for use at the right hand end of the blind and Fig. 4 shows the improved fascia for use with the brackets.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 indicates the upper portion of a Venetian blind of conventional form, excepting the end brackets and fascia, which, however, are combined in the usual manner to form an ornamental cornice that encloses and conceals the operating mechanism of the blind.

The brackets 2, shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3, are of identical construction and are reversible for use at either end of the blind.

As shown, the brackets are rigid throughout and are die-formed or otherwise shaped up individually from a single piece of sheet metal to provide two sets of struck up lugs 3, 3 and a turned in front flange 4, with'bent over ends 5. The lugs 3, 3 serve as supports for the head"- rail 6 of the blind and the flanges 4, with the bent over ends, form supporting recesses for the ends of the fascia 1. v

The flanges of the brackets are ribbed, as

shown at 4 to conform to the cross sectional} form of the fascia, hereinafter described, which" is provided with a similar ribbed formation extending lengthwise thereof.

Punched out openings for screws are "indicated at 8, by which the brackets are secured to the window casing and the head rail to the and arranged in spaced apart groups, to give a more pleasing effect.

The machine action in forming the ribs, stiffens the flexibility of the material and imparts sufiicient resilience to it to cause the strip to be selfmaintaining in a straight line and to instantly react when released and resume the straight line form, after being coiled, bowed or otherwise bent up.

In order to provide sufiicient support for the fascia in the end brackets, it is preferably cut to a length to enter the opposing bracket recesses to substantially their full depth, which necessitates springing or snapping the fascia in position in the brackets.

As the construction, operation and many important advantages of the invention will be apparent from the foregoing, further description of the same is not deemed necessary.

I claim:

. 1. An ornamental cornice for a Venetian blind, consisting of end brackets adapted to be secured in window and door frames at opposite sides thereof in opposing relation at opposite ends of the blind as supports for the same, and a fascia that connects the brackets and conceals the bodies thereof and the upper rails of the blind, the said brackets being of identical construction and reversible end for end for use at either end of the blind.

2. An ornamental cornice for supporting a Venetian blind and concealing the upper rails and operating mechanism thereof, consisting of end brackets arranged in opposing relation at opposite ends of the blind and a fascia connecting the brackets and concealing the bodies thereof, the said brackets being of identical rigid construction throughout and interchangeable by end forend reversal for use at either end of the blind to provide support for the same and the fascia thereof.

3. An ornamental cornice for a Venetian blind, consisting of end brackets adapted to be secured in window and door frames at opposite sides thereof in opposing relation at opposite ends of the blind as supports for the same, and a fascia that connects the brackets and conceals the upper rails and operating mechanism of the blind, the said brackets being of identical construction and resersible end for end for use at eitherend of the blind, each bracket being formed from a single piece of rigid sheet material shaped to provide an end support for the blind and the fascia.

4. An ornamental cornice for a Venetian blind, consisting of end brackets. that provide support for the blind and are adapted to be secured in window and door frames at Opposite sides thereof in opposing relation at opposite ends of the blind and a fascia that connects the brackets and conceals the bodies thereof and the upper rails of the blind, the said brackets being of identical 4 construction and reversible end for end for use at either end of the blind, each bracket being formed from a single piece of rigid sheet material and having struck up portions which serve as end supports for the blind and the fascia.

5. An ornamental cornice for a Venetian blind, consisting of end brackets that provide support for the blind and are adapted to be secured in window and door frames at opposite sides thereof in opposing relation at opposite ends of the blind and a fascia that connects the brackets and conceals the bodies thereof and the upper rails of the blind, the said brackets being of identical construction and reversible end for end for use at either end of the blind, each bracket being formed from a single piece of rigid sheet material and having shaped portions which serve as end supports for the head rail of the blind and the fascia.

6. An ornamental cornice for a Venetian blind, consisting of. end brackets that provide support for the blind and are adapted to be secured in window and door frames at opposite sides thereof in opposing relation at opposite ends of the blind and a fascia that connects the brackets and conceals the bodies thereof and the upper rails of the blind, the said brackets being of identical construction and reversible end for end for use at either end of the blind, each bracket being formed from a single piece of rigid sheet material and having shaped portions which provide a shelf -like end support for the blind and a flangeformed recess as an end support for the fascia.

7. An ornamental cornice for a Venetian blind, consisting of end brackets adapted to be secured in window and door frames at opposite sides thereof in opposing relation at opposite ends of the blind as supports for the same, and a fascia that connects the brackets and conceals the bodies thereof and the upper rails of the blind, the said brackets being of identical construction and reversible end for end for use at either end of the blind, each bracket being made of sheet material shaped to provide a front flange and a recess on the rear side thereof to receive and support one end of the fascia, the upper and lower portions of the flange being bent over to form hook-like extensions that engage opposite edges of the fascia.

CHARLES W. JABLO'N.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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